• What does it mean to the network using social media?

Social media is a tool and platform for people to share opinions, insights, experiences, and opinions with each other. At this stage, they mainly include social networking sites, Weibo, WeChat, blogs, forums, podcasts, and so on. Today more people acquire knowledge and master skills from the network (Gutierrez). Social media has changed the way people connect with each other. It removed the physical barriers and provided the possibility people had a platform to communicate with long-distance (Gutierrez). The development has exploded with shocking purpose energy. The information it disseminates has become an important content of people browsing the Internet.

  • How are we motivated to participate in networked publics?

“Learning professionals can actively undertake measures to make the best use of the learning opportunities in their layered personal learning networks (Rajagopal, Kamakshi, et al. 2011).” Learners can find corresponding content on the personal learning network according to their needs. “A clear value for professionals emerged: they design and navigate their network to bring them the most professional and educational benefit at each stage of their career (Dulworth, 2006; Cross, et al., 2003; Steiny and Oinas–Kukkonen, 2007).” The huge advantages brought by online learning are conducive to the careers of learners. Through the Internet, they can acquire professional knowledge and improve themselves, which encourages them to participate in online learning.

  • What are the risks & rewards of public communications?

As we all know, online privacy is a very important part and one that is often overlooked by people. Our data, privacy is gradually networked(Boyd, Danah. 2012).

 

The network does offer many benefits, but at the same time, there are risks. As we all know, online privacy is a very important part and one that is often overlooked by people. Our data and privacy is gradually networked (Boyd, Danah. 2012). Therefore, people may share their true information during network communication, which makes it possible to leak personal information.

 

References:

Gutierrez, Karla. “What are Personal Learning Networks?” SHIFT, 21 June 2016. https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/learning-network-age/0/steps/24644. Accessed 20 January 2021.

 

Rajagopal, Kamakshi, et al. “Understanding personal learning networks: Their structure, content and the networking skills needed to optimally use them.” First Monday (2012).

 

Boyd, Danah. “Networked Privacy.” Surveillance & Society, 22 December 2012. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/networked/networked. Accessed 20 January 2021.